The Browns need help in alot of areas but I really believe that not re-signing Phil will bite us in the ass for a long time to come. His ability to convert stalled drives into points might have proven to be the boost to our new coaching staff and offense's confidence that would have allowed us to make the leap from a decent team to a strong team.

It shouldn't be this sad for a team's kicker to move on, but I'm not ashamed to say that I'm really bummed to see Phil Dawson leave. It would have been very nice to see him finish his career a Brown and see the team finally win with him still here. Hats off and best wishes to him. I'm glad he's going to a team with a chance to win a title. He's one of the very few Browns since '99 that we can be proud of for what he did both on and off the field.

And it's time to change the banner again. Who goes up there now? Trent Richardson? Joe Haden? Joe Thomas?

Of course, the obvious choice to replace Phil up there is Joe Banner for two reasons: he has absolute power over the Browns, and his freaking name is Banner.

---"It was great training being there. They do it with character and intelligence. They run that organization the right way. They build through the draft. They're patient. It's just the right way to do it. It was a tremendous opportunity to be with them." Jimmy Haslam on why he'd model the Browns after the Steelers, 10/16/12

That damn banner should have been Roethlisberger, Brady Hoke, LeBron James and Derek Jeter for the last few years.

That said, meh. I am glad he doesn't have to waste his entire career here. He deserves to play on a team that isn't turds floating in the bowl. I have strong doubts that had he stayed it would have had any impact on the future of the Browns.

Maybe Dawson wanted to leave. Wouldn't blame him if he did. Two previous regimes dicked him around, this one appears to have been as well. Now, he goes to a team with a legit shot at winning a Super Bowl.

I'm glad he got out. Deserves to be kicking for a winner.

A God Damn dead man would understand that if a minor league bus in any city took a real sharp right turn, a Zack McCalister would likely fall out. - Lead Pipe

Galley Boys are slop on top of a so-so burger and a bun you coulde get from a Covneninet food mart generic pack. They the Antoine Joubert of burgers; soft, sloppy, oozing grease and cheap sauce and extremely overrated by a biased fan base. Proof that if you throw enough cheap sauce shit on a burger you still can't overcome the lame burger. -JB

Govbarney wrote:So I hear the Browns are bringing in a Norwegian youtube sensation that goes by the nickname 'Kickalicious' to tryout for Dawson's coveted spot. No joke... Kickalicious...this should be fun.

I watched that video, and dude has a huge leg. That doesn't necessarily mean anything, but at least being from Norway he'd know how to kick in shitty weather.